Jennifer Hudson Will Not Save ‘Smash’
The high hopes for the new season of the NBC musical drama burned out this morning after the second season premiere’s abysmally low ratings.
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Oh God. Fall Out Boy is Back.
What just happened? Guess their fall out didn’t last.
Willy Mason Loves the Cold
The 28-year-old indie folk artist is out with a new EP while we here in America impatiently wait for the full album.
February’s Best Books
Christine Sneed’s debut novel, a riveting tale of family secrets, and new short stories from Karen Russell
Emmet Sullivan Discusses Chicago's Best Bars on NBC 5
Emmet Sullivan visited the set of the NBC 5 to discuss the top 10 bars in Chicago.
Chicago’s Once-Grand Movie Palaces
Photographer Eric Holubow offers a rare glimpse inside five of Chicago’s most grand movie palaces, and Roger Ebert shares one of his most unforgettable moviegoing experiences.
Art Museum Insider
Behind the scenes of our local art museums
Five Blues Legends to See at the Tivoli Theatre
This Thursday, some of the best, if underappreciated, talents in the Chicago blues scene unite at the Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove to kick off the Blues at the Crossroads tour.
Five Things to Do This Week
On your agenda: The actress Alexis Johnson channels Billie Holiday…the dancer Miguel Gutierrez transforms neurology into choreography…free art, plus the weekend plans of the performance artist and Co-Director of Happy Collaborationists Meredith Weber
Drinking with . . . Al Scorch
The buzzy folk singer met us at Cole’s in Logan Square to discuss the local music scene before his performance at Subterranean.